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APPLICATION FILED MAR,16,1908

922,685. Patented May 25, 1909.

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Patented Y 5255 3.53239.

Application filed March 16, 1908. Serial 1% o. QL-ifi.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Oiinis'rorniiii l iiss NACHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

T his invention relates to packing or shipping boxes.

One object of the invention is to provide a box for shipping or packing purposes which is so constructed that it may be readily knocked down and quickly assembled, whereby it may be shipped either in its setup or knocked down condition.

Another object of the invention is to pro- 'vide a box of the character stated embodying such characteristics that it inay consist of but few parts which may be readily assembled and firmly bound together against accidental separation of one part with relation to another.

A still further ob ect of the invention is to provide for a double strength at the points of connections of the sides to the ends of the box and in such a manner as to obviate the formation of sharp points or projections liable to injure a person in handling. the box.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the conibination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the form, proportion, size and minor details without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of The invention.

In the drawings F igure l is a perspective view of a box. illustrating my invention. Fig.

box. Fig. Bis a longitudinal sectional view.

' Fig. 4r is a detail view ol one of t e binding wires.

'firnily secured together by means of a series of binding wires, 6, stapled to the 3, 4,

and 5 at each end thereof and also intermediate the ends, as shown. One end of each binding wire 6 is bent back upon itself to form an eye 7 and twisted. as indicated at 8, while the opposite end of binding Wire is bent back upon itself to form an elongated tongue 9 and twisted as indicated at 10. By forming the eye 7 atone end and the tongue 9 at the opposite end of the binding wire, there are no sharp projections liable to injure a person in the handling of the box.

In setting up my improved box, each side may be nailed to the corresponding edge of the ends 1 and 2, and the tongue 9 of the coi= responding binding wire 6 passed through the eye 7 of the adjacent alining binding wire 6, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that an exceedingly simple, inexpensive, durable and efficient box is provided and that double strength is o btainedat the points of connection of one side with relation to another.

What is claimed is:-- i v 1. A. box of the class described comprising ends and sides, each side liavi nga series of projecting from one edge thereof, and a series of tongues projecting from the opposite edge, each tongue being disposed dircctly ")1)()Sit6 to an eye and connected thereto y a single wire integral with both eye and tongue, the tongues of one side entering the eyes of the acent side and bent back upon themselves to lock the sides'togethclr. v

2. A box of the character described comprising ends and sides, and a binding wire sccurcd to each side, each binding wirc being bent back upon itsclfat one end with its cxtrcniity twisted around the body of the wire to form an eye and bent uponitscll' at its opesite end parallel to and contiguous with the body portion with its extremity atsaid op positc cud twisted around (he body oi the wire to form a tongue, the tongue of one binding wire being adapted to pa through the eye of the. binding wire upon the adjacent side of the box and bent back upon the twisted portion of the body of the wire from which the tongues are formed.

3. A box of the class described comprising rectangular end pieces, side pieces secured to and con'nectii'i the end pieces, each side piece composed of a plura nected together by a series of single strand wires, each wire being bent upon itself at one ity of strips conend to form an eye with its extl emity twisted one side entering the eyes of I the adjacent around the body portion and at its other end i side to secure the sides together. i

being bent upon itself parallel to the'body In testimony whereollafiix my signature, portion with its extremity twisted around in presence of two witnesses.

/ the body portion to form a tongue, the eyes CHRISTOPHER FASSNACH'D of each series being disposed along one edge- VVitness es: of each side and the tongues being disposed GEORGE OLTs'oi-i, along the opposite edge, and the tongues of G. M. COLE. 

